: So, let me see if I can lay this all out more clearly: Cortana says to Foe
: Hammer: "Negative, negative! We have a wildcat destabilization of the
: ship's fusion core. The engines must have sustained more damage than we
: thought!"

: Her tone and pharasing imply that a 'wildcat destabilization' is indicative
: of causing 'more damage than we thought'.

: Agreed?

: But here's the first quandary. Cortana *wanted* this to happen. It was her
: primary objective.

: As she says earlier: "Analyzing. Fusion reactor number one
: destabilizing. Use explosives on the other three reactors. That should be
: enough to trigger a wildcat explosion of the engines."

: So why is she now billing it to Foe Hammer as something sudden and
: unexpected?